46 gallon bowfront mixed reef

[Mrc8858]

Here's a quick video of my reef tank I began first week of January this year which still has a long way to go

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

I thought i would post in this thread as well, tank looks amazing!! Lovin the acans and that pulsing xenia makes me very jealous.......

 

[Mrc8858]

I haven't really set to much in place permanently yet. Waiting to grow some more stuff out still before I decide its final location

 

[Saltwater reef]

Had to reply in this thread-your tank looks awesome-rock work looks great! But question is what do you have in your tank?

 

[Mrc8858]

My entire stock list? Umm that could take a minute and I'm bout to go to work but fish wise just 2 zebra barred dart fish a rainford's goby and green mandarin

 

[Saltwater reef]

Sorry about that-I meant fish.

 

[Mrc8858]

A few photos I just took... Best I've gotten to catching the true colors

 

[Saltwater reef]

Those are incredibly awesome acans! Now I want some more lol!

 

[Mrc8858]

Only 5th and 8th are acans actually rest of them are favias favites and I believe the baby blue is a maze

 

[Saltwater reef]

Well yes true, those are good but those acans..honestly those caught my eye, where'd you get them??

 

[Mrc8858]

Local shop in Pittsburgh "aquaworld" and one from jerry at slipperyrockcorals.com. also got an enchinata off Adam "needmorecowbell" thanks to this app

 

[Saltwater reef]

You luck son of a gun!

 

[Mrc8858]

Last few

 

[Saltwater reef]

Your tank is gonna look awesome! I wish I had some good friends! Lol just kidding a friend of mine game me 3 of his golden tear drop clams!

 

[Mrc8858]

That's one of the last things I need for my sand bed is a clam but will probably be the very last thing added to the tank

 

[Saltwater reef]

That's sort of what I did still have some aqua scaping(as you know) maybe what you have in your tank might be some good corals to add.

 

[Mrc8858]

That's sort of what I did still have some aqua scaping(as you know) maybe what you have in your tank might be some good corals to add.

Not quite sure what your trying to say lol

 

[needmorecowbell]

Not sure how I missed this build! The echinata is very hard to get a true color of. I think the purple just doesn't get captured well in a camera. What you can do though, If you have photoshop.. Is mess with the white balance. No, it isn't cheating, it's just to find the natural colors. You pick a white spot, a grey spot, and a black spot. It will look exactly how it does in really life if you get good spots.

 

[Mrc8858]

I just need to get a better camera on which I can just do if before I take the shot.

 

[needmorecowbell]

I just need to get a better camera on which I can just do if before I take the shot.

Ehh, you definitely can do if that way too, but it just doesn't seem as accurate. I have a camera that can do that and It just doesn't work for me. I might be doing it wrong though. Another tip would be to put polarized sunglasses in front of the pic when your Doing stuff in actinics. I've never tried that though.